Tailor your goal according to your Risk Level,
it is not just about the numbers anymore.

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of premature death worldwide1.
Despite the risks, it has been shown that nearly 70% of the very high risk statin treated patients
were not at LDL-C goals1,2.
Recommended LDL-C targets1*
Moderate risk

1

< ~115
(mg/dL)

Moderate1

LDL-C
(less than
3.0 mmol/L)1

Total CV risk1
High risk1

< ~100
(mg/dL)

LDL-C
(less than
2.5 mmol/L)1

High1

Very high risk1

< ~70
(mg/dL)

Very high1

LDL-C
(less than
1.8 mmol/L)1

Other important target values1
• Systolic blood pressure should be lowered to <140 and Diastolic blood pressure <90 mmHg in hypertensive patients
(<140/80 for those with diabetes mellitus)1
• In patients with diabetes mellitus, the target glycaemia level (HbA1c) is <7% <53 )mmol/mol), and <6.5% <48 (mmol/mol)
in those with a long history of diabetes1

Do you have a documented Cardiovascular Disease?
Do you have type I or II Diabetes?
Do you have Chronic Kidney Disease?
Are you a Smoker?
Do you have any family history of Cardiovascular Disease?
Do you have uncontrolled high blood pressure?1

If you answered “yes” to one or more of the above questions then you may consider visiting your
treating physician for an assessment of your risk level and to find out more on how your treating
Physician may help you.
SCORE and total CV risk level1,2
Whilst recognising that total CVD risk ia part of a continuum, European guidelines categorise overall risk based on the SCORE result (10-year risk of fatal CVD) or
risk categories.2 The higher the risk the greater the benefit from preventative efforts.1
Total CV risk1
1
Moderate risk
High risk1
Very high risk1
SCORE (10-year risk of fatal CVD) or risk conditions1

• Calculated SCORE is ≥1 and <5% at 10 years1
• Many middle-aged subjects belong to this
category1

67% of *Very high risk Statin treated patients were not at LDL-C Goal1,2
Total number of patients n=617

33%

LDL-C at goal
(<70mg/dL)

67%

LDL-C NOT goal
(<70mg/dL)

More than half of the very high-risk patients (n=367) were not at LDL-C goal (<70mg/dL) despite at least 3
months of statin therapy1,2
* Very High risk = CVD**, Diabetes, and/or SCORE risk ≥10% (Chronic Kidney disease was not documented in DYSIS), LDL ≥ 1.8 mmol/l (<70mg/dL)in patients with CVD, Diabetes and/or SCORE risk ≥10%
** CVD=Cardiovascular disease.
Study Design: DYSIS-Middle East was an epidemiologic, observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study conducted in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan. Data were collected between December 2011 and April 2012 in local-language case report forms
and held at the Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen, Germany. Prior to study initiation, the relevant local ethical review committees approved the study protocol and patients’ informed consent was obtained. A total of 2,182 patients (1,456 men, 724
women) were enrolled, all aged over 45 years, receiving statin treatment for at least three months and having at least one fasting blood lipid profile available while on statins.